- A recent change in technology that makes me excited…is that GoPros have added nighttime time-lapse support.…Now the GoPro is not an incredible camera…for shooting at night due to its small sensor,…but if you pick up the Black version of the GoPro,…it actually has a dual processor…and it works surprisingly well…for shooting at night.…With this nighttime mode,…I found that I can get decent shots.…Now keep in mind with the nighttime time-lapse,…your main camera's gonna get tied up pretty easily.…I tend to travel with two to even four cameras…and set them all up.…

The thought process being,…"This gives me more freedom…"and flexibility to try things."…But if you don't own as many cameras,…adding a GoPro Black is a pretty easy…addition to your kit.…Starting with the GoPro 4,…they added the nighttime time-lapse mode,…and you have great control over…the overall shutter speed.…First off, make sure you put the camera…into Protune mode for photo.…This will give you a lot more flexibility…and assign one of the preset,…not auto White Balances.…

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7/20/2015

Shooting time-lapse video is a fun activity that can yield fantastic results—if you have the right gear and skills. Rich Harrington shows you what to bring and what to do (in field and in post) to get great-looking nighttime time lapses. Learn how to create a stable platform for the shoot, illuminate objects on the ground, calculate the right shooting interval and exposure, and locate constellations and planets using a few handy apps. Rich also shares techniques for capturing multiple exposures and sunsets accurately. In the final chapter, he'll show how to develop your shots with Camera Raw and Lightroom and assemble the videos with tools such as After Effects, LRTimelapse, Photomatix, and Photoshop. Plus, get some tips that will help you fake star trails and smooth out noisy images.

Topics include:

Choosing the right gear

Setting up the camera: adding stability and balance

Choosing the right interval for shooting

Monitoring the shot in the field

Developing test shots

Putting the camera in motion

Assembling shots in After Effects, LRTimelapse, Photomatix, and Photoshop